a first—time entrepreneur, what hurdles did you encounter? actually, a lot. 0ne, because the economic situation was not helping. two, because, as i told you, i opened the store with my four sisters, and after the blast, all my sisters left beirut, so i had to stay alone and work, and do something with the shop. that must have been difficult. oh, yeah! trust me! because you know when you're four, it's easier, you know, but when you handle the responsibility on your own, it's much more difficult. but what's amazing about lebanon is that whenever you need help, you will find it, so it's... that's true. 0ur heart is... maybe we can hate each other, but when someone needs help, everybody will come and, like, help you. yes, totally. i think that people's help to one another was really a major factor in being able to